Show #6930 2014-10-31 (taped 2014-08-12) Regular

Contestants

Tyler Johnson — a blogger from Buffalo, New York

Allison Solomon — a management consultant originally from Brooksville, Florida (whose 1-day cash winnings total $20,200)

Ryan Alley — a patent attorney from Alexandria, Virginia (whose 2-day cash winnings total $39,800)

Scores

Player First Commercial End of Jeopardy! End of Double Jeopardy! Final Coryat
Ryan $2,200 $5,000 $18,000 $17,000
3-day champion: $56,800
$18,600
25 R (including 1 DD), 3 W
Allison $600 $2,800 $3,800 $2,000
3rd place: $1,000
$6,200
12 R (including 1 DD), 3 W (including 1 DD)
Tyler $400 $3,000 $8,200 $7,700
2nd place: $2,000
$8,200
12 R, 3 W

Jeopardy! Round

MEET YOUR ANCESTORS TV SHOWS BY BOSS A MATTER OF WIFE & DEATH STRAIGHT "A" WORLD HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES ONLY ONE
$200 [1]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Though it leads in relatively few counties, most in the Northeast, this European ancestry, shown in green, is the USA's second-most common at about 11%
Irish
Allison
$200 [9]
Voiced by Harry Shearer, Mr. Burns
The Simpsons
Ryan
$200 [22]
A grave in Stratford says, "Heere lyeth interred the body of Anne wife of" him "who departed" August 6, 1623
Shakespeare
Ryan
$200 [7]
A document granting permission to search a house
a warrant
Ryan
$200 [3]
At midnight on New Year's Eve, Spaniards eat one of these vine fruits with each chime of a clock bell
a grape
Ryan
$200 [13]
Is a primary color: white, orange, blue
blue
Allison
$600 [4]
People in thebeigecountiestended to identify simply as this, a phenomenon called the "unhyphenating" of the country
American
Allison
$400 [18]
Leslie Knope's superior Ron Swanson
Parks and Recreation
Ryan
$400 [23]
In 2014 he said, "anytime I hear that door opening, I still think I'm going to hear" Natasha Richardson
Liam Neeson
Tyler
$400 [8]
A skin transplant, or political corruption involving money
a graft
Tyler
$400 [27]
Argentina honors this dance on Dec. 11, the birthday of 2 of its important figures, Carlos Gardel & Julio de Caro
the tango
Allison
$400 [14]
Is a county in England: Warwickshire, Oxenshire, Middleshire
Warwickshire
$800 [5]
Most residents in thepurplecountiesidentified as this two-word term, the most common ancestry in the Deep South
African-American
Ryan
$600 [19]
in the '60s & early '70s, Darrin's boss Larry Tate
Bewitched
Tyler
$600 [24]
His beloved wife June Carter preceded him in death by 4 months, both passing away in 2003
Johnny Cash
Allison
$600 [10]
To drag a net behind a boat
trawl
Ryan
$800 [29]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a skeletal doll.) La Catrina, theskeleton figurewho has become an icon of Day of the Dead celebrations, was an early 20th-century creation to mock elite Mexicans, but her origins can be traced to the underworld goddess of this pre-Columbian civilization
the Aztecs
Ryan
$600 [15]
Is an independent country: Sikkim, Saint Lucia, Sumatra
Saint Lucia
Ryan
DD $1,000 [2]
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The Census Bureau map codes U.S. counties by the residents' most reported ancestry; most counties in Nebraskaare coded as this, the most common U.S. ancestry from central Europe
German
Allison
$800 [20]
Lou Grant of WJM-TV
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Tyler
$800 [25]
When she died in 2003, this widow of a fast-food magnate left $200 million to National Public Radio
(Joan) Kroc
Tyler
$800 [11]
Wild dabbler from which most domestic ducks descend
mallard
Ryan
$1,000 [28]
Monaco's national day is November 19, the date in 1949 of his formal accession to the throne
Prince Rainier
Ryan
$800 [16]
Is an astronomical constellation: Mensa, Mantis, Macros
Mensa
Ryan
$1,000 [6]
Orangerepresents this ancestry that's also common ineastern Oklahoma
Native American
Ryan
$1,000 [21]
Hollywood super-agent Ari Gold
Entourage
Allison
$1,000 [26]
This political figure & wife of a Chinese president was well over 100 when she died in New York in 2003
Madame Chiang Kai-shek
$1,000 [12]
An aria from this type of religious musical work is heard here
a cantata
Ryan Tyler
$1,000 [17]
Is a novel by Oscar Wilde: "Lady Windermere's Fan", "The Picture Of Dorian Gray", "Salome"
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Tyler

Double Jeopardy! Round

IT'S ALL IN THE PAST CREATURE FEATURES WORDS ABOUT WORDS "O" CANADA HENRIK IBSEN A DOLL'S HOUSE
$400 [1]
He earned his nickname the "Desert Fox" while leading the Afrika Korps during World War II
(Erwin) Rommel
Ryan
$400 [6]
1965 & 1997:"That Darn _____"
Cat
Ryan
$400 [22]
The "L-E-T" in piglet is this kind of suffix added to mean small or young
diminutive
Ryan
$400 [2]
It borders Manitoba & Quebec
Ontario
Ryan
$400 [18]
Ibsen was born in this country in 1828 but exiled himself in 1864 & didn't return for almost 30 years
Norway
Ryan Allison
$400 [21]
Mattel introduced this doll in 1961; Barbie needed some arm candy
Ken
Ryan
$800 [8]
This woman (not the actress) was the mother of King Edward VI
Jane Seymour
Allison
$800 [16]
1950:"Francis the Talking _____"
Mule
Tyler
$800 [15]
From the Greek for "good speech", it's a mild word substituted for an offensive one
a euphemism
Tyler
$800 [3]
Signed in 1846, this treaty that set a boundary between Canada & the United States shares its name with a U.S. state
the Oregon Treaty
Allison
$800 [26]
Among his best-known works is the music he wrote for Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt"
(Edvard) Grieg
Ryan
$800 [28]
Rose O'Neill became wealthy & famous creating these dolls that began as magazine illustrations
Kewpie dolls
Allison
$1,200 [9]
In 1854 this Naval officer (not the actor) opened Japan to Western trade & diplomacy
(Matthew) Perry
Ryan
$1,200 [17]
2011:"Mr. Popper's _____"
Penguins
Ryan
$1,200 [13]
Confusion of words that sound alike, as in "the world is your lobster"
a malaprop
Tyler
$1,200 [4]
Canada's 4th largest city, it's home to the National Library & National Gallery
Ottawa
Ryan
$1,200 [25]
In 1982, Kevin Spaceymade his Broadway debut in this Ibsen play, not costumed in a white sheet
Ghosts
Allison
$1,600 [29]
Thisseries of dolls has helped lots of girls learn about history
the American Girl dolls
Allison
$1,600 [10]
Under the Treaty Of Paris that ended this war in 1763, France lost all of its land holdings on the North American Continent
the French & Indian War
Tyler
$1,600 [19]
2008:"Beverly Hills _____"
Chihuahua
Allison Tyler
DD $1,400 [14]
Swatch, formed from "Swiss" & "watch", is this French-named type of word formed from parts of other words
a portmanteau
Ryan
$1,600 [5]
Many members of this Iroquois Confederacy tribe migrated to Canada in the 1830s (they don't make the tableware)
Oneida
Tyler
$1,600 [23]
A stand-in for Ibsen himself, truth-telling medical inspector Thomas Stockmann becomes this "of the people"
Enemy
Ryan
$2,000 [27]
The Hopi & Zuni are 2 of the many Pueblo tribes that make these ancestral spirit dolls
kachina dolls
Tyler
$2,000 [11]
Ancient Greek for "hot gates", this mountain pass was the site of a famous battle in 480 B.C.
Thermopylae
Ryan
$2,000 [20]
1973:"The Day of the ____"
Jackal
Tyler
$1,600 [12]
The accent aigu in lame is this type of mark added to a letter to change its pronunciation
diacritical
$2,000 [7]
Born in Ceylon, this bestselling author of "The English Patient" emigrated to Montreal in the 1960s
Michael Ondaatje
$2,000 [24]
The 1879 play "A Doll's House" was a sensation as this female character challenged the traditional roles of wife & mother
Nora
Ryan
DD $3,000 [30]
In doll collecting, M.I.B. isn't "Men In Black" but this desirable condition
mint in box
Allison

Final Jeopardy!

INVENTIONS

This machine was invented in 1929; the government began buying them to help prevent any more in a series of Army Air Corps fatalities

the flight simulator

Allison "What are helicopters?" — wagered $1,800
Tyler "What is The Flak Jacket" — wagered $500
Ryan "What is ejector seat" — wagered $1,000

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